Celebrate the World Wildlife Day with us!
Today, on 3rd of March, together with the CITES Secretariat and United Nations (UN), we celebrate World Wildlife Day! 3rd
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Webinar: Forest Management in the Carpathians
Have you ever wondered about how forestry practices in the Carpathians evolved over time? Or how historic unsustainable practices have
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Have your say about the new EU Forest Strategy
The European Commission has opened a public consultation about the new EU Forest Strategy. The consultation is open from January
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International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy
We are taking part in an International Day of Action on Forest Biomass Energy on 24th November and need your
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Help stop the destruction of forests for biomass
Currently, EU policy indicates that burning wood is “zero carbon” and “renewable energy”. However, this approach is only true if
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Private efforts to protect ancient forests in Lithuania
Following public dissatisfaction with increased forest logging in Lithuania, a team of scientists, conservationists, lawyers, artists and nature lovers united
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The climate crisis dries out Europe
Many countries around Europe, especially Central Europe, sound the alarm. Ground water levels and soil moisture are on a historic
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First forest webinar tomorrow
Tomorrow, 23rd July, our first webinar about the role of biodiversity in forests will take place. At 13.15 we start
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Übermorgen, am Donnerstag den 23. Juli findet die Auftaktveranstaltung zu unserer Webinarreihe “Multperspektivischer Blick auf die Biodiversität im Wald” statt.
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German webinar series about forests
Starting on 23rd July, the European Wilderness Society will host a series of German-speaking webinars shining a light on all
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Call for partners: Natura 2000 training, forests, desertification and cities
Important update 05.08.2020: As a professional project consortium has not yet formed to develop a project idea for one of
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Will burning forests be the new normal?
The climate crisis is the worst crisis in human history and it will affect almost every aspect of the environment
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Forest use: Spare where possible, share where beneficial
As advocates of Wilderness – drastically shortened meaning non-human-intervention or self-willed land – we are often confronted with the question
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Percentage of European forest cover is misguiding information
Our planet is at the edge of ecological collapse. One of the fundamental reasons is several centuries of deforestation and
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Germany third most climate change affected country in 2018
Germanwatch, together with the NewClimate Institute and Climate Network International, published their 15th Climate Risk Index 2020 (CRI). They are
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The German National Forest Summit – Rescue For The Forest?
In the end of September 2019 the German National Forest Summit took place in Berlin. In that summit, different stakeholders
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